Business Law - major in Data Security, Social Media & IP Law at SRH Hochschule Heidelberg

Degree in data security, social media & IP law

After the well-founded basic training in business law, choose your in-depth course of study from a number of attractive, practical offers in the second semester. We will be happy to assist you with the selection so that you can use your individual strengths in a targeted manner.

Data is the oil of the 21st century.

No matter whether you are a commercial influencer on youtube or a private Facebook user: with every click on the Internet we generate data and operate within a legal framework that is constantly evolving and changing. With the field of study Social Media / Data Security & IP-Law you get a well-founded and practical overview of modern and exciting subject areas in an interdisciplinary context. The focus is on issues relating to social media, IT and media law as well as data security. The topics are flanked by an insight into patent, trademark and (software) copyright.
Choosing this field of study qualifies you in particular for activities in the field of IT compliance and IP management and sensitizes you, for example, to the special features of e-commerce, but also to risks in dealing with data.

Contents, goals and course of study

Practical skills for your career entry

Goals of the course

Business practice wants "modern" lawyers. In business, it is necessary for lawyers to have in-depth knowledge of economic contexts in addition to their legal skills. This is neglected in traditional law studies, so that more and more companies are discovering the business lawyer for themselves. Legal and economic advisory skills are required in companies and law firms.

The business law course, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), serves as the first vocational qualification for the academic vocational training of lawyers for business and business-related professions. Graduates of the degree program should have a secure basic legal knowledge of content and methodology, in-depth knowledge in the legal specialist areas required for a corresponding professional activity and the necessary knowledge in economics and other relevant areas. In particular, they should be given the ability to pursue economic and entrepreneurial goals on the basis of sound university education using the means of law and taking legal framework conditions into account.

Contents of the course

In the business law course, students are trained in an interdisciplinary manner in accordance with the current requirements of business. The combination of methods and content in law and economics enables students to solve complex problems.

The course focuses in particular on teaching practical and action-oriented skills. Communication skills are specifically trained to give graduates an optimal entry into professional life. The practical relevance is guaranteed by professors of the degree program who have "one leg in practice". They have up-to-date practical knowledge that they combine with the theoretical content of the course. Lecturers from management and management functions as well as experienced "practitioners" complete the team of lecturers.

Legal and business knowledge, legal methodology and scientific work, presentation and visualization techniques, negotiation techniques and foreign languages ​​are imparted.

Career, prospects

Best career opportunities with business law - major in data security, social media & IP law

After successfully completing your studies, activities in the areas of protection and administration of intellectual property, in-and-out licensing of copyrights, trademarks or patents, as well as IT contract management and IT compliance, come into consideration.

A bachelor's degree in this area qualifies you for the following professional fields:

• IT and software company
• compliance
• Protection and management of intellectual property
• Public service (municipalities, social insurance institutions, state administration)
• Social and charities
• Betreuungsvereine
• Trade unions and educational institutions
• HR departments of medium and large companies
• Consultancies
• Project consulting for social and health institutions

There is also the option of earning a master's degree in business and corporate law with different areas of specialization after completing a Bachelor of Laws at SRH Heidelberg University.